Environment Department

Management Branch

Pat SmythAssistant Highway EngineerHampshire Highways East

Highway Maintenance

• Hampshire County Council is highway authority

• Winchester City Council functions

•Street cleaning

•Land drainage

•Traffic management agents

•Some maintenance functions eg grass cutting

• Other agencies eg Environment Agency

Responsibilities for Highway Maintenance

County Council Organisation

• Four areas – East, South, West and North

• East – Winchester City Council, East Hampshire DC and Eastleigh BC

• East HQ at Petersfield

• Winchester CC area – 46 Parishes and 850 miles

County Council Organisation

HQ at The Castle –

Traffic Management SchemesImprovement SchemesStreet LightingTraffic SignalsTreesMajor MaintenanceBridgesWinter Maintenance

Highway Maintenance Functions

Reactive Maintenance

Planned Maintenance

Regulatory Functions

Reactive Maintenance

• Patching

• Pot holes

• Drainage

• Road markings

• Inspection

Highway Inspections

All roads and footways are regularly inspected to check for defects.

Inspections provide basic information to ensure:-

• Network Safety

• Network Serviceability

Planned (Special) Maintenance

• Reconstruction

• Resurfacing

• Surface Dressing

• Drainage Improvements

Planned Maintenance Priority

Demand for schemes exceeds funding – priority system

– Bids made– Objective assessment– Rating to give priority– Programme of work

Regulatory Functions

• Network Management eg temporary

signals, accidents

• Unauthorised signs

• Vegetation

• Skips and scaffolding

Parish Councils and Highway Maintenance

• Parish highways coordinators

• Winchester Ward Councillors

Contact Details

Hampshire Highways Winchester Office

Emergency (Police)

• Tel: 01962 848544• Email:

hampshirehighways.east@hants.gov.uk

• Postal Address: Hampshire Highways Winchester

City officesColebrook StreetWinchester SO23 9LJ0845 045 4545